Toddler has fallen asleep at 6.15pm

[unicornsandrainbows98]

Hi my toddler fell asleep at 6.15 tonight. I'm trying to set his body clock back to normal as he normally goes to sleep at 12pm. So he hasn't napped all day then fell asleep eating dinner bless him. I couldn't wake him I even changed his bum and he didn't wake up. Am I now set for disaster and he's going to wake up at 5.30am in the morning?

[Thiswayorthatway]

He normally goes to sleep at midnight?!

[bloodywhitecat]

My toddler regularly sleeps 5.30-6pm to 7am the next morning so you might be lucky, especially now the mornings are darker.

[bloodywhitecat]

12pm is midday isn't it? 12am is midnight.

[PotteringAlong]

To be honest, 6.15pm - 5.30am is bloody marvellous, not a disaster at all. 5.30 is a definite normal wake up time here and no one is asleep by 6.15.

[HavelockVetinari]

18:15 to 05:30 is amazing!

If he normally goes to bed at midnight (WTF? ) then what time does he normally get up?

[ifoundthebread]

I'd happily take 6.15 - 5.30 over 12am until God knows when.

[Clangus00]

I think she means he normally naps at noon, but hasn’t today so he’s fallen asleep earlier than normal.

[unicornsandrainbows98]

He's a really bad sleeper I had posted previously on how to fix this as I was at my whits end. He would fall asleep at 12 at night then wake up at 9 in the morning. So today i wanted to really try and fix it so I made him stay up past nap time then he conked! Please don't judge me I know his routine was bad hence the reason why I wanted to fix it. Even if he gets up at 5.30 I can deal with that i guess it's just I don't want to get getting up at 3am lol. Thanks for everyone's advice

[Florencenotflo]

It might not work out tonight but persevere with the more regular bedtime and I'm sure he will adjust. Going to bed at 12 is no good for anyone, even if he does lie in until 9am.

My 3 year old went through a phase of waking at 4:30, just keep returning to bed, tell him it's night time, you'll come and get him when it's morning. It might take a while, days or even a couple of weeks. But he'll soon get there. It's going to be a big adjustment for him so give him time. As long as you are consistent and persevere he should gradually get there. He can't carry on with his current sleep times when he goes to school, much better to try and sort it now.

[Newmumma83]

If it makes you feel better my 10 month old feel asleep at 3:30pm and won’t wake up for long without screaming ... hoping he just want to catch up on the weeks lack of sleep we have endured rather than having me up at 2am 🤞🤞🤞

[Velveteenfruitbowl]

Mine used to have a 6pm bedtime at age 3 and wakes up around 7. Obviously all children are different but I thought you may find it reassuring.

[unicornsandrainbows98]

Thankyou ladies for your support I really appreciate it!
I was finding it difficult aswell because me and my husband wouldn't be able to spend any time together at all in the evenings and also I'm wanting to go to baby groups in the mornings and he would wake up late!

[unicornsandrainbows98]

@Newmumma83
And don't worry my son used to be the same! I used to go months with just 4 hours sleep I thought I was going to die of sleep deprivation lol. Your well needed sleep will come!!

[carly2803]

oh god embrace it!! lol

dont worry, its dark till 7ish (i would know small humandoesnot sleep through)!

fingers crossedfor you!!!

[unicornsandrainbows98]

Okay guys
He's awake
Laughing
Playing
Having a whale of time
My plan failed
He's going to be up until god knows when
Pray for me and my sanity 😂
I tried for a good hour and a half to send this boy back to sleep but he wasn't having it

[Stroller15]

Oh OP you have my sympathies, my 2yr old did the late bedtimes for months! I thought I was losing my mind after a while and really started to dread evenings. I don't have much advice, think we just preserved with the the no naps allowed and clear bedtime routine and now it's better. And I have my evenings back! So if anything, it does get better.

[NameChange30]

Have you taken him to the GP?
Just wondering if there's a medical reason that his sleep patterns are so weird.

[Boobiliboobiliboo]

Mine used to sleep midnight till noon.

It sorted itself out when she started school at 3.

[Boobiliboobiliboo]

Just wondering if there's a medical reason that his sleep patterns are so weird.

Mine has 2 night owls for parents.

[Boobiliboobiliboo]

Going to bed at 12 is no good for anyone, even if he does lie in until 9am.

Evidence, please.

[Slappadabass]

My toddler is the same, he's such a bad sleeper, we have cut out all day time naps now as he wasn't wanting to nap until 5pm then would be up til midnight, it's so hard some days stopping him from having a nap and I feel terrible but I can't keep been up with him until midnight, I was exhausted, still having to get up in the morning with DD1 and having zero time to myself or with OH.
All I can suggest is to stick to the no naps, it slowly gets better once they get used to it, takes a few days to adjust, we are in a better routine now but still not perfect. The last 3 nights he's woken up for 3-4hrs in the middle of the night wanting to go downstairs and play, I stick to my guns and don't let him but it's a killer trying to stay awake for so long and keep him calm when he's hyper as hell, I honestly don't know where he gets his energy from!

[unicornsandrainbows98]

Hi all,
I don't think there's any medical reasons for the reason for him not wanting to sleep I just think he's very active? He has soooo much energy it puzzles me where he gets it from. It's reassuring to hear so many of you have gone or are going through the same thing as it makes me feel as if my child isn't the only one and it can get better if I keep trying at it. He's only 19 months so I guess he's still young. Even though he's going to bed super late he does make it up by laying in in the mornings so I'm not worried about him not getting enough sleep. I guess I'll have to to try again tomorrow!

[Twirlypoos]

Mine sleeps 12-1 til 5 and always has done, with melatonin. Without it they don’t sleep. Longest they’ve gone is 4 days with no sleep (before melatonin) we took shifts. They then slept for 5 hours and back to normal routine (!) paed says they just don’t need sleep we’ve been to sleep clinic and monitored at home. But functions fully in not much. They’re now 17 so can’t see it changing any time soon. You have my sympathies

[milleniumhandandprawn]

Twirly - have I read that right? Your kids only sleep for 4-5 hours a night and have done this for 17 years?
How have you survived?!??

That's kind of an amazing super power though for them - they get so much more time than the rest of us, and must feel amazing if they get 6 hours sleep!

[Twirlypoos]

Only one of them 😂 the rest are normal (ish)